The Field Goal Kicker Poll

by Lord Humungus on Dec 14, 2009 9:47 AM CST

In response to the many votes my braindead poll from last week, Running Back Depth Chart, received, I feel it's time for a new armchair Monday morning coaching staff poll, and this one should be even more braindead than the last one.

Great kickers are hard to find, but decent kickers are fairly common in this league. As a rookie, Nick Folk was perhaps our team's MVP. But off-season labrum surgery caused him to miss much of training camp, and he simply hasn't been the player he once was.

I have a horrible vision in my head that if the Cowboys cut Folk, he'll spend the remainder of this season and the off-season further rehabbing his hip and come back to his old form for some other team, but those are the chances you sometimes take when your kicker routinely changes the game's momentum by missing very makeable (inside 45 yards) kicks.

Buehler is a possibility, but the coaching staff said he's nowhere near consistent enough to be kicking FG's. Then again, this is the same staff that evaluated Brad Johnson as a good backup quarterback and Barbie Carpenter as our best nickle linebacker.

Poll

What Should The Cowboys Do With The Kicking Position?

Keep Folk For FG's

15 votes

Cut Folk, Sign/Trade For A Kicker

21 votes

Cut Folk, Give Buehler Kicking FG's

21 votes

Deactivate Folk for A Week (Or More), Buehler Kicking FG's

80 votes

Deactivate Folk for A Week (Or More), Sign A Kicker

42 votes

179 votes | Poll has closed

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Buehler is not the answer this season

If it’s not Folk, it’s someone not playing for anyone right now.

by mhuff13 on Dec 14, 2009 11:11 AM CST reply actions

Karney (cut from NO)

Folk to IR

That’s my vote

by sixrings09 on Dec 14, 2009 11:35 AM CST reply actions

Folk isn't injured, can't go on IR

In Romo we Trust

by Terry on Dec 14, 2009 8:15 PM CST up reply actions

Mental injuries don't count?

Lifetime Cowboys Fan from the Swamps of Jersey

by Seanrude on Dec 15, 2009 9:16 AM CST up reply actions

They could cook something up

I’m sure it happens with players who still want a paycheck and don’t want to be cut.

Greetings from the Humungus, the Ruler of the Wasteland, the Ayatollah of Rock and Roll-A. I laugh at your puny plans.

by Lord Humungus on Dec 15, 2009 10:20 AM CST up reply actions

IDK, Karney's a pretty good kicker

But the only image in my head of him is his missed XP after NO’s River City Relay

by Joon on Dec 14, 2009 10:42 PM CST up reply actions

A couple other options...

Mike Nugent (formerly of Jets/Bucs fame) is available.

As one of the Seahawks’ bloggers said, Brandon Coutu, nearly beat out Olindo Mare and is available.

Would hate to lose Folk’s potential, and would hate even more to see him get his mojo back on another team. Right now, though, he could kill playoff chances.

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by Aaron Novinger on Dec 14, 2009 12:16 PM CST reply actions

Just ask yourself this question

If Bill Parcells was still here as the headcoach, do you think Folk would still be here after what he’s displayed the last five games, instead of all the excuses Wade Philips gives every week

by Deke on Dec 14, 2009 2:10 PM CST reply actions

Parcells

put up with some putrid kicking himself. What options do you have? You yank him, you’d better have “the answer” (and not AI) on the roster because any confidence he had is now gone.

They may have been trying to see what would happen with a new holder and you may see Buehler next week if they have confidence in his accuracy.

FREE THE OGLETREE!!!

by dunkman on Dec 14, 2009 2:26 PM CST up reply actions

the coaching staff

Continues to say that his accuracy is not yet good enough to kick in a live game situation. I begin to wonder if he would miss 2 kicks of less than 45 yards.

by SDTrueblue on Dec 14, 2009 2:47 PM CST via mobile up reply actions

and did Parcells win here Deke?

In Romo we Trust

by Terry on Dec 14, 2009 8:16 PM CST up reply actions

He had as much post season success as the current regime

Lifetime Cowboys Fan from the Swamps of Jersey

by Seanrude on Dec 15, 2009 9:17 AM CST up reply actions

He would have murdered Folk

or hung him up from the uprights by his underpants.

Greetings from the Humungus, the Ruler of the Wasteland, the Ayatollah of Rock and Roll-A. I laugh at your puny plans.

by Lord Humungus on Dec 15, 2009 10:20 AM CST up reply actions

Folk is killing momentum

I was even willing to give folk the benefit of the doubt on McBriar’s holds; though I never really bought it.

Now that we’ve seen Romo make a perfect hold and Folk still pulled the kick… it is evident he has a mental issue now that may be caused by a physical problem.

As much as Nick won me over that Monday night in Buffalo it seems it’s time he took a seat. This team cannot afford a drive a week that ends up with no points for any reason. It steals momentum and literally steals points off Tue board.

A team can deal with a miss every once in a while…but expecting a miss every week is too much to bare for a team that is already facing a tough schedule and it’s own inner demons. It’s time for Folk to take a seat if not back his bags.

by SDTrueblue on Dec 14, 2009 2:32 PM CST via mobile reply actions

If they dont bring in an outsider heres an idea

Have folk kicking fg’as that are inside of 40 yards. He seems to at least make those. If David B is that inaccurate then dont have him kick the close fg’s. Anything farther than 40 yards give Beuhler a chance. If he misses its the same results there getting with Folk.

Folk alose seems to miss when the ball is placed on the hash marks. This sounds stupid but if he were to just be kicking straight and didnt need aim left or right he might be fine.
Its such a dumb problem to have, loosing games and allot of it has to do with one guy who cant make routine kicks. I know if I were Jerry I would have to change the kicker or at least go with what I suggested.

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by sprewelllatrell on Dec 14, 2009 6:18 PM CST reply actions